Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
King James Version
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Holman Bible
He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
International Standard Version
He leans against his house, but it won't stand; he grabs hold of it firmly, but it doesn't last.
A Conservative Version
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand. He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
American Standard Version
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
Amplified
“He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;
He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.
Bible in Basic English
He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.
Darby Translation
He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall lean upon his house and it shall not stand: he shall hold fast upon it, and it shall not rise up.
King James 2000
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will lean himself against his house, but it will not stand; he will take hold of it, but it will not endure.
Modern King James verseion
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold fast to it, but it shall not endure.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He leaneth him upon his house, but he shall not stand; he holdeth him fast by it, yet shall he not endure.
NET Bible
He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.
New Heart English Bible
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.
The Emphasized Bible
He leaneth upon his house, and it will not stand, he holdeth it fast, and it will not remain erect.
Webster
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
World English Bible
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.
Youngs Literal Translation
He leaneth on his house -- and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it -- and it abideth not.
Interlinear
Bayith
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 8:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Bildad's First Response To Job
14
What he trusts in is fragile and what he relies on is like a spider's web.
15
He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 27:18
The house he builds is like a moth's cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman.
Job 18:14
He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.
Psalm 49:11
Inwardly they think their houses are forever, their dwelling place to all generations. So they named their lands after themselves.
Psalm 52:5-7
God will destroy you forever. He will remove you from your dwelling place from out of the land of the living.
Psalm 112:10
The wicked sees this and becomes angry. He angrily grits his teeth and disappears. The hope of the wicked will perish (be destroyed).
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is joy. The prospect for the wicked is bleak.
Matthew 7:24-27
Everyone who hears my words, and does them is like a wise man that builds his house on a rock.
Luke 6:47-49
Every one who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you to whom he is like.